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17 08 2022 | 17:15

SENEGAL: Gauff trains 247 youths in the installation of solar photovoltaic systems

As part of the project to electrify 300 villages in Senegal, the Senegalese subsidiary of the German consulting group Gauff Engineering is training 247 young people in the installation of solar…

17 08 2022 | 17:08

GAMBIA: FAO installs 34 solar irrigation systems for 6 600 farmers

As climatic hazards take their toll on the arid rural areas of The Gambia, 34 solar irrigation systems will contribute to the resilience of 6 600 local farmers. This is an initiative of the UN Food…

15 08 2022 | 13:17

$425m facility to fund gas midstream projects in Ghana

Hogan Lovells has announced that it has advised Barak Fund and TriLinc on an 8-year $425m facility with Genser Energy Ghana to fund gas midstream projects. The facility will be used to refinance…

07 08 2022 | 08:24

WEST AFRICA: Persistent invests in SolarTaxi’s electric vehicles

Just four years after its launch, Ghanaian start-up SolarTaxi is already targeting the West African electric mobility market through a new partnership with venture capital firm Persistent Energy…

28 07 2022 | 20:10

AFRICA: Acumen launches $25m programme for productive solar

US-based Acumen is launching a new initiative to support the productive use of energy in India and Africa. The programme is backed by $25 million in funding from several foundations active in Africa…

28 07 2022 | 19:20

Climate change drowning West African coastline

Scattered scraggy palm trees blow in the sea breeze, and stone ruins rise from the sand, the last remnants of a village besieged by the sea. The coastal village of Fuveme, in Ghana's Volta region,…

19 07 2022 | 12:25

AFRICA: BGFA finances the electrification of 580,000 households via solar energy

The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has signed financing agreements with several companies to electrify at least 580,000 households and small businesses. This new round of financing benefits…

12 07 2022 | 07:53

BENIN: In response to deforestation, Bolloré plants 3,000 trees in Togbin-Adounko

In Benin, the subsidiary of the French group Bolloré Transport & Logistics has just planted 3,000 trees in the locality of Togbin-Adounko located 27 km from the capital Porto-Novo. The initiative…

05 07 2022 | 08:15

BENIN/TOGO: IFC lends $10m to Gozem for the deployment of 6,000 electric motorbikes

While petrol-powered motorbike taxis have become the main means of public transport in West Africa, mobility start-up Gozem will deploy a fleet of 6,000 electric motorbikes by 2023. The operation…

05 07 2022 | 08:08

UGANDA: Seoul grants $5m for farmers’ climate resilience

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is providing a $5.07 million grant to support the resilience of smallholder farmers in northern Uganda. The funds will be managed by the…

26 06 2022 | 08:50

NIGERIA: Husk launches ‘Sunshot’ to provide solar to 2 million people

Electricity access provider Husk Power is launching a new electrification initiative in Nigeria. Called 'Sunshot', the programme is expected to reach 2 million people over the next four years. Husk…

26 06 2022 | 08:02

BENIN: At the AEF, Engie secures €10m to provide solar energy to 643,000 people

On the sidelines of the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) currently taking place in Brussels, Engie Energy Access signed a €10 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). This loan will…

26 06 2022 | 07:57

NIGERIA: Recycling waste ensures schooling for the needy

With 22 million people in Nigeria illiterate, financial professionals through the Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA), are launching the "Recycling for Education Campaign".

23 06 2022 | 19:06

SENEGAL/GUINEA: Project to install solar irrigation systems

With Guinea and Senegal benefiting from at least 2,000 to 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, a project implemented under the Agricultural and Rural Prospects Initiative (ARPI) will enable the…

07 06 2022 | 21:36

MALI: Uduma provide drinking water to 45,000 people in Bougouni through 75 mini-WTPs

Uduma Mali has been awarded a new contract to manage drinking water services in Bougouni, in the Sikasso region of Mali. The subsidiary of the French group Odial Solutions will deliver the service…

01 06 2022 | 09:07

Cape Verde’s recycling initiatives face off against global trash

Mindelo, Cape Verde – When the 35 teachers at the Escola de Alto Peixinho high school on the island of Santo Antão gathered there in early March, they were there for a bit of a role-reversal. They…

01 05 2022 | 14:54

New car assembly plant opens in Ghana

The Nissan facility positions the republic as an automobile hub in West Africa Japanese automaker Nissan has begun assembling cars from a new site in Ghana, making it the centre of automobile…